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Definition of Splenius
1. Noun. Either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck.
Definition of Splenius
1. n. A flat muscle of the back of the neck.
Definition of Splenius
1. Noun. (anatomy) A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splenius
1. a muscle of the neck [n -NII]
Medical Definition of Splenius
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Splenius
Literary usage of Splenius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The splenius is situated at the back of the neck and upper part of the dorsal
region. At its origin it is a single muscle, narrow, and pointed in form ..."
2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"This is the splenius CAPITIS ; but there is a portion of this same muscle which
lies under this, and which has the same common origin, but which terminates ..."
3. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical by Henry Gray (1867)
"The splenius is situated at the back of the neck and upper part of the dorsal
region. At its origin, it is a single muscle, narrow and pointed in form; ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1887)
"The splenius is situated at the back of the neck and upper part of the dorsal
region. At its origin it is a single muscle, narrow and pointed in form, ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The splenius is situated at the back of the neck and upper part of the dorsal
region. At its origin it is a single muscle, narrow, and pointed in form ..."
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